diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
index e270bcdc91ee47..9ab892a5ad338d 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
@@ -44081,12 +44081,8 @@ GCHeap::Alloc(gc_alloc_context* context, size_t size, uint32_t flags REQD_ALIGN_
     }
 
     CHECK_ALLOC_AND_POSSIBLY_REGISTER_FOR_FINALIZATION(newAlloc, size, flags & GC_ALLOC_FINALIZE);
-
 #ifdef USE_REGIONS
-    if (!IsHeapPointer (newAlloc))
-    {
-        GCToOSInterface::DebugBreak();
-    }
+    assert (IsHeapPointer (newAlloc));
 #endif //USE_REGIONS
 
     return newAlloc;